Asylum Down

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Asylum Down
Asylum Down
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region

Asylum Down is a district or neighborhood in Accra, Ghana, north of Castle Road and east of Barnes Road. It is named after the mental hospital located there. The district is home to the West African Examinations Council and is also known for Accra High School, [1] [2] which is a second cycle institution. [3] The name "Asylum Down" was chosen due to the fact that originally this was effectively a penal colony but for mentally handicapped and clinically insane people from the British Empire. [4]

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Asylum Down

References

  1. ↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Swartz, S. (2010). "The regulation of British colonial lunatic asylums and the origins of colonial psychiatry, 1860-1864". History of Psychology. 13 (2): 160–177. doi:10.1037/a0019223. PMID   20533769.

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